Breakthrough Science & Claims Testing
The scientific programme will cover a 5 key topics and is being carefully complied by the SCS:
2 July 2025
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Breakthrough Science & Claim Substantiation
10:00 - 10:30
KEYNOTE: Cosmetic Claims: Past, Present, and Future – Navigating Science, Regulation, and Consumer Trust
Speaker
Dr Theresa Callaghan Cosmetic Claims Development, Author & Scientific Affairs Specialist - Callaghan Consulting International
10:30 - 11:00
The Landscape for Advertising Rules in the UK
Speaker
Nico Shaw Nunez Director of Regulation - CTPA
11:00 - 11:30
Future Claims – What Will We Say, How Will We Measure It and What Will It Mean
Speaker
Daniel Whitby Chief Scientist SMINK Laboratories - Vice President Society of Cosmetic Scientists
11:30 - 12:00
Skin Barrier
Speaker
Paul Matts Consultant
Panel Debate
12:00 - 12:30
Panel Debate
Lunch Break
Skin Science & Technologies
13:30 - 14:00
KEYNOTE: Dry Skin – More than just a lack of water
Speaker
Dr Jonathan Crowther Microscopist, Skin Scientist & Consultant - JMC Scientific Consulting Ltd
14:00 - 14:30
Open for Submissions!
14:30 - 15:00
Open for Submissions!
Tea & Coffee Break
Hair Products & Appliances
15:30 - 16:00
KEYNOTE: Conditioning Our Hair – A multiscale and interdisciplinary task
Speaker
Prof. Zhenyu Jason Zhang Professor of Soft Matter Engineering - University of Birmingham
16:00 - 16:30
Targeted Lantionisation of Hair
Speaker
- Joanne Mears University of Leeds
16:30 - 17:00
Open for Submissions!
Poster Presentations & Drinks Reception
17:00 - 18:00
Student Poster Presentations
18:00 - 19:00
Posters & Networking Drinks
3 July 2025
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Sensory Benefits & Testing Part 1
09:00 - 09:30
Open for Submissions!
09:30 - 10:00
KEYNOTE:
10:00 - 10:30
Let’s Not Forget the Consumer
Speaker
- Francis McGlone Consultant
Tea & Coffee Break
Sensory Benefits & Testing Part 2
11:00 - 11:30
Open for Submissions!
11:30 - 12:00
Open for Submissions!
Lunch Break
Breakthrough Claims Testing Methods Part 1
13:30 - 14:00
KEYNOTE: The State of the Art and a Crystal Ball into What the Future Might Hold for Clinical Studies on Cosmetic Products
Speaker
Stewart Long Past-President of the SCS - Skin Scientist & Chief Executive Officer, Cutest
14:00 - 14:30
Novel Mechanical Testing for Hair
Speaker
- Rebecca Lunn Dia-Stron
Tea & Coffee Break
Breakthrough Claims Testing Methods Part 2
15:00 - 15:30
Image Analysis for Skin
Speaker
15:30 - 16:00
